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  • Introductiion To Angel-Guided Star Sigils

    Posted February 20, 2013 by Valerie Oliver

    INTRODUCTION TO ANGEL-GUIDED STAR SIGILS: Becoming One With the Greater Reality and Our New Stories By Embracing Star Creation and Alignment   SPONSORED BY | Sacred Center Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences: The Mystery School- http://www.sacredcenter.net/theacademy.html   Valerie Mi...

  • One More Time

    Posted February 19, 2013 by Jay Olson

    Sunshine and rain falls upon the grass of nearby flowering meadows.  The stillness of the wind, wildly whistles and blows like a runaway train.  Yesterdays madness stands patiently, feeling no pain.  The rain gauge is filling, while our sun hides slyly behind its shadow.   T...

  • WORK: Impress your boss

    Posted February 19, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Do you want a promotion? Good references? Peace at work? Then perhaps you ought to think about ways to impress your boss. Management likes it when their employees kick it up a notch and not only take their job serious, but partner with their co-workers and boss to increase productivity.  Colos...

  • Marriage, Sex and Love

    Posted February 19, 2013 by Fr. John Yates - U.L.C. New Catholic Order

    We all believe that sex and love go together and that marital sex is a beautiful thing. We are right in believing this because sex in marriage was God's idea. Some may say blasphemy and call it out as improperm but the scripture supports the notion of marital sex building strong relationships, being...

  • Please Help Me Build

    Posted February 18, 2013 by Pharoh Ahaya

    Greetings friends I do like the concept of free education. This is why I am endeavoring to build a holistic education center on a parcel of land that I recently purchased. Right now I am fundraising so that I can obtain all of the supplies, permits and items needed to complete this project from sta...

  • Unchained Nebular Memories

    Posted February 18, 2013 by Jay Olson

    Every day is an exercise in lifes adventure. The sunrise bursts forth without promise or bond. Last nights foggy memories hold no tenure. Tomorrows plans lay unfinished, a mere afterthought of here and now.   Yesterdays projects lay buried in the rubble of forgotten schemes. My life is a ...

  • Nothing To Celebrate About

    Posted February 17, 2013 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Women in combat is nothing to celebrate about. Feminism is not about allowing women to fight in direct combat (Military ceiling lifted-Jan.25). Let's not be fooled by the smoke and mirrors campaign of leveling the playing field for servicewomen. Women need equal pay and equal voices NOW! not equal o...

  • America's 'Slave Narratives' should shock us !...

    Posted February 17, 2013 by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D.

    America's 'Slave Narratives' should shock us !... We are in the midst of Black History Month, The slave years in the United States were not only black history, they were American history -- the ugliest and most indefensible chapter. ( the Slave Narratives ) a 17 bound volumes in the Library of Congr...

  • Race-based request sidelined Michigan nurse

    Posted February 17, 2013 by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D.

    Andre G Denis Race-based request sidelined Michigan nurse... A nurse is suing a hospital claiming it agreed to man's request that no African-Americans care for his baby., Tonya Battle, who has worked at the facility for 25 years at Hurley Medical Center in Flint. The man approached Batt...

  • A Little Bit More About Fear....

    Posted February 17, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    A little bit more about fear, or should I say how to deal with it in a word.  Love.  Love is our greatist tool in the removal of fear.  Love gets the average person to do great things, and to trample fear into the dust.  The more love we have in our hearts, the more we are willin...

  • You Have a Friend in Me

    Posted February 17, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. – John 15:15 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one&rsqu...

  • Flight of the Jaybird

    Posted February 17, 2013 by Jay Olson

    As a bird on the wing, I drift over the timelines. Sometimes I’m here, and then there, without guidelines. Silently I follow the drafts of my chosen path. Effortlessly I forge ahead without thought of an aftermath.   Where I have been matters not to the moment at hand. Nothing I do ...

  • Forgiveness

    Posted February 17, 2013 by Fr. John Yates - U.L.C. New Catholic Order

    Forgiveness is taught in the Bible, but many do not know what it really means to forgive. In Hebrews 8:12, we are taught what it means to forgive. The scripture states, I will be merciful and gracious toward their sins and remember their deeds of unrighteousness no more. In order for us to forgive, ...

  • Fear is the Mind Killer

    Posted February 16, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    A popular science fiction novel, "Dune", had a very good line in it.  "Fear is the mind killer."  Nothing could be closer to the truth.  Fear has a way of stopping people from moving forward on many levels. Fear renders people incapable of taking the next step.  Fear has left man...

  • BE OPEN AND RECEIVE

    Posted February 16, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Pain is real. It cuts deep and is often times unrelenting in its assault on our psyche and emotions. For many of us, we’ve been as its every whim for as long as we can remember. When it pulls, we follow. When it torments, we cower. It is every bit as legitimate as emotions like love and joy, e...

  • The Broken Promise - Unless you know, you don't know

    Posted February 15, 2013 by Roxanne Cottell

    Seriously, unless you know, you do not know   Most of the time, we do not know when someone who we love is being abused. We do not know it and when they eventually tell us we do not believe it. We do not believe their words, or their truth, and we fail them, unless we do know.   And I ...

  • Prayer and Meditation

    Posted February 15, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    Prayer and meditation.  These two disciplines are key to achieving the celerity we need to reach the level of spirituallity that was inherently bestowed us.  Prayer is the direct gateway by which we can access the positive power we all seek.  This power flowes freely throughout the un...

  • LIFE: Make a gratitude list

    Posted February 15, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    I’ve heard that what we focus on, we empower and enlarge so if we find ourselves being negative, we actually invite more things in our lives that will attract negative thoughts and feelings. Negativity tends to distort our reality and oftentimes we find ourselves thinking irrationally. I mean,...

  • Live In The Present

    Posted February 14, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    Stay in the present moment, and you can remove much of the blocks that stand in your way.  The past is made only of memorie.  The future is made only of illusion.  The present moment is all that you have a physical presence in.  You can't run from the demons of your past, as you ...

  • HEALTH: Exercise

    Posted February 14, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Exercise is good for your body and mind, and especially good for your heart. Aerobic exercise is wonderful for your cardiovascular system as it strengthens your heart.Just as walking with God benefits our spiritual heart, walking for exercise strengthens our natural body. Walking is considered one o...

  • V-Day Salutation

    Posted February 14, 2013 by Jay Olson

    It is Valentines Day throughout our fair land. A day to profess love undying. So I will write down a few things I've been meaning to say. This comes straight from my heart, I'm not lying. I'm in love with the world, it's a beautiful day. When awakening today I just knew. That the sun would be ...

  • Discovering Your True Spiritual Identity

    Posted February 13, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    WE all have a physical presence that we live within.  Not just our bodies, but within the walls we have built to establish who we are in the physical world around us.  This presance, this physical form, is far from the spiritual essence that was created when we entered this reality.  ...

  • The Broken Promise...some words about my new group

    Posted February 13, 2013 by Roxanne Cottell

    "That which God hath brought together, let no man put assunder..."   Those are some very famous words that all of us know very well. What not a lot of people are willing to say, though, is that when we marry people to be joined as one Soul, the last thing on anyone's mind is that that very lo...

  • Auhea Wale Ana 'Oe (PAY ATTENTION)

    Posted February 13, 2013 by Roxanne Cottell

    (This is an entry for my personal blog, Reverend Roxie's Daily Mana'o, which can be read daily by going to http://www.reverendroxiesdailythought.blogspot.com)   January 30, 2013 - A Message from Spirit Auhea Wale Ana 'Oe...Please ...Pay Attention...When there is about to come in to our lives...

  • WORK: Don’t stress

    Posted February 13, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    No need for anxiety. You will have great progress and success at work, perhaps even advancement. It may take longer than you want, but trust that success is guaranteed. Continue taking steps and action toward your goals as this keeps the momentum going in your favor. Be teachable, submissive, a...

  • Discovering Our Natural Spirit

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Brother John Miller

    Everyone has a special connection with the creator.  We are born with it.  But as we grow in age, the life experiences we accumulate produce blocks to our natural connection, our inherent connection with our spirit.  We become accustom to the physical world, and lose our instinctive u...

  • Out of the Blue

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Jay Olson

    As the daylight increases with each spin of the earth While the Robins return for the spring. The buds on my bushes are waiting to burst, It's a beautiful, wondrous, thing. I've been waiting all winter for this sunny bright day. I've waited, and waited, and waited to say. The end has arrived f...

  • Rocking Chair Blues

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Jay Olson

    Bright moon shadows fall on the crystalline snow. The air is cold and still. The thoughts of winters bone numbing cold Cold that fills my heart with a deepening chill. My mind is silent, waiting in the quiet gloom of eve. Waiting and watching in evening void, unwilling to leave. My eyes are f...

  • The Color of Love

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Pharoh Ahaya

    If love had a color it would look like any given flower and it would have a scent unmatched by the sweetest bouquet. And if no one could see that flower because it grew hidden deep in a sea of green then love would share its vibrance through the grasses even where grasses could not grow, and if the ...

  • A Well Rounded Education

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Bishop Michael Collins-Windsor, Ph.D.

    Today while teaching a class at the Church Seminary, I was asked a very broad but legitimate question by one of the training Pastors. He asked, "What in your opinion makes for study for a student to come away with a well rounded and complete education?" I answered, a true student never stops his or ...

  • MARRIAGE: Encouragement

    Posted February 12, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    I bet you know who to go to when you need encouraged. There are usually certain people in our lives that we know will encourage and admonish us when we are facing depression or discouragement. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 states that we ought to encourage one another and build one another up. This is e...

  • No Time in Space

    Posted February 11, 2013 by Jay Olson

    The morning is breaking, there's frost on the ground. The birds have awakened, there's food to be found. The sun it is peeking above hill and over dale. The warmth of a new day is hearty and hale. My eyes open slowly, my mind now awakes. My dreamland forgotten as quick as a shake. Is it M...

  • LIFE: Get inspired.

    Posted February 11, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    As creatures of habit, we can get trapped in a “think/belief rut” as I like to call it. What this means is that we can get in the habit of allowing negative thinking to dominate us and as a result, we sink lower and lower into disappointment and frustration. One way to replace the n...

  • Let's see a full accounting of Sandy relief "pork"

    Posted February 10, 2013 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Regarding the recently approved emergency aid to Northeast states affected by the superstorm Sandy ($50.5 billion Sandy relief bill passes in U.S. Senate) now is the time for a competent journalist to provide transparency to this bill especially since Sen. Dan Coats and Heritage Action for America m...

  • Pharohshouse Podisode #39

    Posted February 10, 2013 by Pharoh Ahaya

    Immaculate reception...or more to the point natural receptors that our bodies have with natural food help us in more ways imaginable not just for sustaining and maintaining optimum health. This topic as well as how to meditate for real and motivate your physical body to action in accordance with...

  • MARRIAGE: The power of prayer

    Posted February 9, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    If you want a strong marriage then you would benefit from learning about the power of prayer. Couples that pray together tend to keep God at the center of their marriage and act as partners with him. Problems can be taken to God and each partner can be held accountable for their part in possible sol...

  • WORK: Career path

    Posted February 8, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    If you are wondering if you are in the career that God has called you to fulfill, you will know by your passion. Do you look forward to going to work? Do you feel productive? If you are not passionate or dread going to work, perhaps you are not doing what God would like you to do. Take som...

  • A Somali count has sentenced a woman to a year in prison after

    Posted February 7, 2013 by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D.

    A Somali court has sentenced a woman to a year in prison after she accused security forces of raping her. A journalist who interviewed her was also sentenced. The Mogadishu court ruled that the 27-year-old woman made false rape accusations against security forces during an interview last month, and ...

  • LIFE: THINKING

    Posted February 6, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    God separated humans from the animals by giving mankind brains to think for them. The distinguishing factor is the ability to think for one and make smart decisions. Everyone has their own perception, and their own rationale for their actions. Everyone has had different experiences in this world. Th...

  • Cannibalism Reported in Famine-Stricken North Korea

    Posted February 6, 2013 by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D.

    Andre G Denis Cannibalism Reported in Famine-Stricken North Korea Numerous reports from North Korea indicate that starving residents of the isolated regime, where famine is an all-too-regular occurrence, may now be resorting to cannibalism. One report from the British newspaper The Sun...

  • Healing and the Greater Reality: The New Stories (Podcast)

    Posted February 6, 2013 by Valerie Oliver

    From Healing Artist Studio (HAS) Channel   Healing and the Greater Reality: The New Stories program event on The Healing Artist Studio Internet radio channel on Blog Talk Radio was a success!  The Blog Talk Radio staff chose to feature the program on the day it origi...

  • My religious odyssey

    Posted February 6, 2013 by Rev Dr. Justo "jay" Soto Jr/Ph.d Science:CS/Ph.d Psychology: Family Counseling/D.d

    Religion, I've come to the realization that if people would let go of their fear and worry about the unknown and what is strange to us that we would realize that most religions were created by ancient, un-evolved minds as a way to answer unanswerable questions as to why mankind exists, and to subjug...

  • HEALTH: Principles

    Posted February 5, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Some churches are taking serious the Bible’s directive to treat our bodies as God’s temple and are merging faith and fitness together. Churches have begun to teach healthy living principles from the pulpit as well as offer fitness groups, weight loss classes, and Bible study groups on fi...

  • Human Bonsai

    Posted February 5, 2013 by Kerena Hyler DD OCC

    I’m sitting at a plastic table outside of my apartment trimming and transplanting my small bonsai trees.  These particular ones are volunteer cedars taken from the yard of a friend. I like how the soil feels to my fingers; it is dark and rich, warm to the touch despite the cold of a late ...

  • Why did the US Supreme Court ban prayer from public school?

    Posted February 5, 2013 by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG

    The US Supreme Court doesn't ban all prayer in schools; it only bans organized prayer in public schools. Individuals are free to pray privately, but not to impose their religious beliefs or the exercise of any religion on others.  The Supreme Court made ...

  • This country without unions would be a terrible place?

    Posted February 4, 2013 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    As a retired union member I'm appalled by America's complacency regarding "right to work" legislation like happened in Michigan. What is happening in Michigan could happen everywhere if folks don't wake up.    Belonging to a labor union means more than earning a decent wage. It means job ...

  • înțelegere Search Engine Optimization pentru a vă avantaj

    Posted February 4, 2013 by Alesio Kobashigawa

    Dacă foarte proprii sau chiar site, știi drumul critice care are o foarte sortat site-ul este de fapt va fi pentru ca mai mult trafic în dvs. compania. Rămâi cu mine pentru unii sfaturi superb privire la modul de -ți mări motor de căutare Rang. intelege la fel de mult ca și poți privind ...

  • Building Bridges

    Posted February 3, 2013 by Pharoh Ahaya

    Building bridges with others takes trust, and it is a way becoming closer to our true being, the true self. Building a bridge starts with you, just like charity starts at home. Love yourself, but first know yourself so that you can love others and build those bridges necessary to evolve in every way...

  • HEALTH: Reduce risks

    Posted February 2, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    According to the Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, people who exercise regularly throughout the week reduce the risk of developing symptoms of the leading causes of illness and death in the U.S. such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. Combine that with eating a healthier ...

  • MARRIAGE: The Institution

    Posted February 1, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Have your ever thought that perhaps marriage is an institution that helps us to become more like God? We can learn about things like unconditional love, forgiveness, character defects, growth, servant hood, humility, strength, and so much more. By serving our spouse, no matter what, we learn to be m...

  • ACCOUNTABILITY

    Posted February 1, 2013 by Kerena Hyler DD OCC

    BLOG ENTRY FOR 2/1/13   The Waitress and the Pastor   I’m sure by now that most of us subjected to Yahoo have heard about the recent snafu between a pastor who didn’t tip and commented on the tab and the waitress who posted it up online and got fired.  It’s a sad...

  • Sandy aid should be "pork-free"

    Posted January 31, 2013 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Congress has proposed a bill for some $60 billion for relief for people caught up in the destruction from Hurricane Sandy. Interestingly enough, observation by this writer is that the GOP was delaying passage of the bill because they wanted it decreased.    It appears, however, that much ...

  • ULC Credentials in MD

    Posted January 31, 2013 by Brian Hawk

    Have any of you had any problems performing marriages in Maryland?  My question is for two reasons.  First (1st) I want to be certain that ULC credentials will be accepted. I don't wish to announce that I can officiate at a wedding and not have it be accepted by the state of Maryland....

  • WORK: Confidence

    Posted January 31, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    You may meet resistance when working toward achieving your goals. You may want to consider a strategic retreat on your journey. This does not meant that your retreat in surrender, but that you take time to evaluate your options and regain resources. By taking some time to pray and gauge your op...

  • Peter's Mother-in-law, Mark 1:29-39 (KJV)

    Posted January 30, 2013 by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG

    Peter's mother-in-law - Mark 1:29-39 (KJV)   29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.  31 And ...

  • Looking For Something

    Posted January 30, 2013 by Priestess Elizabeth Mason

    I am in the process of looking for a hotel/motel manager position that will allow me to live on the premises as the manager. I am working at the present time, however that is in Louisiana, BUT if I can locate the right job as stated above, I will be able to make the necessary arrangements to give my...

  • LIFE: Use positive affirmations

    Posted January 30, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Positive affirmations are simply positive sentences about yourself and your life and they help develop a positive attitude! Take time daily to speak positive affirmations such as, “I am confident, beautiful, positive, happy, blessed, healthy, etc.” I have printed out various affirmations...

  • Procedure to Perform Marriages in Massachusetts

    Posted January 29, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Procedure to Perform Marriages in Massachusetts Section 38 of Chapter 207 of the Massachusetts General Laws states in relevant part that a marriage may be solemnized according to the usage of any church or religious organization which has filed information relating to persons recognized or licensed...

  • WORK: Who is our boss?

    Posted January 29, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Not many people like to have a boss. In fact, the majority of those employed would probably much rather work for themselves and have no boss at all. Whether you have a boss or not, remember that as Christians, God is our ultimate boss. It is God we are to be serving moment by moment, day by day. Whe...

  • HEALTH: As we think, we are

    Posted January 28, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Proverbs 23:7 states that as we think, we are. The thoughts that we think about ourselves are exactly who we are. Who we are today is a product of the thoughts we’ve thought of all the years before today.  How do you see yourself physically? Strong, healthy, vibrant? Sick, tired, and apa...

  • ULC Jan news letter

    Posted January 28, 2013 by Michael Black-Feather Ex Army (Chaplain)

    I was reading with interest the ULC newsletter regarding the church of England, what the ULC doesn’t know, and why should they, the true political policies of this Church, it is no longer seen by many such as myself, to be the true church of England, but is in fact the British church of Englan...

  • Virtual Healing in Your Daily Life

    Posted January 26, 2013 by Danielle Tworek

    Virtual Healing in your Daily LifeHow and Why You Can Benefit from Virtual HealingA Virtual Healing Center may be a concept that is new to you; and the universe has a way of pointing all of us in the right directionThat is exactly how my concept for a Virtual Healing Center has developed and grown i...

  • Touching Heaven

    Posted January 26, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Did you know that the prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective? Did you know that prayer with hope and expectation of an answer can move the heart of God? One of the most important tenets of the Christian faith is prayer. Prayer is a powerful tool that believers can use to not only commun...

  • The Big Church fun weekend

    Posted January 26, 2013 by Michael Black-Feather Ex Army (Chaplain)

    The Big Church Big weekend out Welcome all to this blog page. I’m looking for help, to help run, structured, get sponsors-promoters, acts and attractions, which will include, day time fun and evening music, for the Biggest church weekend out in history to visit all 50 states anyone wishin...

  • LIFE: Change

    Posted January 26, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Change is difficult. It is far easier to just stay where you are. We get very familiar where we are and to begin to make changes takes us out of our comfort zone. The very first thing that needs to be done when considering making a change is to write your goal down and commit to take steps toward fu...

  • What is Lost will stay lost in the Eyes of the Lord

    Posted January 25, 2013 by James Ross

    A quick word on friendship and family! Please Forgive, and let go of any past transgressions   Matthew 18:15-20   Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained a brother.   But i...

  • MARRIAGE: Vulnerability

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Vulnerability is a precious thing and necessary for a beautiful relationship. In a day and age where vulnerability may be viewed as being “weak”, it is important to learn the value of being vulnerable in your relationship. Vulnerability means letting your guard down and letting your spo...

  • Believing Is Receiving

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Believing Is Receiving Mark 5:28–29 28For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” 29Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. You have heard people of the world say, “I...

  • WORK: Being excellent

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

      I normally take my car to a certain tire repair shop and I’m normally pleased with their services. One day, though, my tire was going flat so I took it to a local store that would patch it while I shopped. The man that took care of my tire was astounding. He was professional, courteous...

  • Godliness

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Godliness Matthew 9:11-13 There is a common misconception that believers should be perfect. Pretending to have our lives in order, many of us wear happy faces and speak words that sound acceptable. At times we’re ashamed to admit our shortcomings, as if they should not exist. Salvation...

  • Guaranteed By Covenant

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Guaranteed By Covenant Genesis 15:8–9 8And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” 9So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.&rdquo...

  • Walking Away from God

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Walking Away from God Read | Luke 15:20-32 Like the father of the prodigal son, our heavenly Father will not force us to remain with Him. If we ignore His guiding Holy Spirit and insist on following an ungodly path, He’ll let us go our own way. Examining the parable, we learn what happen...

  • Receive His Word, Bite-sized

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Receive His Word, Bite-sized   God holds the entire universe in the palm of His hand. His knowledge is fathomless and His wisdom knows no limits. If He were to release all His knowledge and wisdom on us at one go, our finite brains would not be able to take it! That...

  • God's Viewpoint about Money

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    God's Viewpoint about Money Read | 1 Timothy 6:9-11 God knew how obsessively the issue of money would occupy our minds, so He placed special emphasis on it in His Word. Did you know there are some 2,350 verses about money—more than any other topic? And did you realize more than half of Je...

  • Let Your Heart Be Established By Grace

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Let Your Heart Be Established By Grace Hebrews 13:9 9… it is good that the heart be established by grace… God does not want your heart full of worries and fears, tossed and turned by every challenge that comes your way. He wants your heart ...

  • Uncontrolled Weakness

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

       Uncontrolled Weakness Judges 16:1-24 The book of Judges tells of a man named Samson, who was so strong he could kill a lion with his bare hands (14:5-6). He possessed physical strength unequalled by any human being. But this could not c...

  • Give Your Faith a Voice

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Give Your Faith a Voice TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, ‘I believed and therefore I spoke,’ we also believe and therefore speak.” (2 Corinthians 4:13, NKJV) ...

  • The Battle Is The Lord’s

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    The Battle Is The Lord’s 2 Chronicles 20:15 15… Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. When faced with a problem or challenge, we tend to ask ourselves, “What am I go...

  • The Desired Will of God

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    The Desired Will of God Read | Jeremiah 29:11-13 Unlike God’s “determined will,” His “desired will” is resistible and conditional. We have a choice to do things our way or His. The Lord designs a specific plan utilizing a believer’s unique gifts and talents ...

  • A Moment of Weakness

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    A Moment of Weakness Read | 2 Samuel 11:1-5 We all face key moments of decision, when our actions can lead to lasting consequences. The issue is, will you be ready when such a time comes? David wasn’t prepared for the moment of decision that suddenly faced him. At a time when he was res...

  • You Are God’s Masterpiece

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. Psalm 139:14 You Are God’s Masterpiece The Bible says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, a marvelous work of God. Do you believ...

  • Say “I Can” to the Mountain

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    Say “I Can” to the Mountain  SCRIPTURE “And Jesus answered them, Truly I say to you, if you have faith (a firm relying trust) and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mount...

  • He Wants to Surprise You

    Posted January 25, 2013 by Rev.Catherine Smith

    He Wants toSurprise You  SCRIPTURE “If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you...all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you...” (Deuteron...

  • HEALTH: Discipline

    Posted January 24, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Our physical health can affect other areas of our lives such as career and family. If we are not feeling well or are battling sickness and disease, it affects not only us, but those around us. God has given us the best diet plan in the Bible. If you will read Leviticus and Deuteronomy, you will...

  • Working On a Song in My Head.

    Posted January 23, 2013 by Jay Olson

    Playing a song I have heard. Listening to the sounds that I feel. Rolling a run, with a trill, no big deal. It's just me and I'm having some fun. If my feelings are right, I will sleep well tonight. Because the music I'm feeling today, Is the music that I need to play. The notes wi...

  • LIFE: Purpose

    Posted January 23, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Finding a meaning or purpose in life is important to us, although it’s not always easy to do. Some struggle their whole lives trying to find a sense of purpose.Discovering one’s purpose takes effort. It takes taking time to pray and discern what gifts, talents, and passion one has. Once ...

  • Faith without work

    Posted January 22, 2013 by REV.BERNARD R PILGRIM

    some people believe that they possess great faith and that they can just speak things into existence, but faith without work is dead. a lot of churches today preach prosperity as though god will somehow mysteriously send them a check in the mail, but faith without work is dead some people think t...

  • MARRIAGE: Partners

    Posted January 22, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    You and your spouse are partners and you are called to join together to fulfill the purposes that God has laid out for you. As God told us in his word, when two people are married they are no longer two, but become one flesh.  Two individuals unite to love, honor, and cherish God and each othe...

  • WORK: Personal and Spiritual Development

    Posted January 22, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    I’ve heard it said that today’s action becomes tomorrow’s habit. What actions are you taking daily toward your personal and spiritual development? How about toward your career? Success in your career will have a direct correlation with your success in personal and spiritual de...

  • Baptize and Confirmation

    Posted January 22, 2013 by James Ross

    Stands in the water with the person who will be baptized. For convenience and safety, holds the person’s right wrist with his left hand; the person being baptized holds the left wrist of the one performing the baptism with his or her left hand.   Raises his right arm to the squa...

  • OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE

    Posted January 21, 2013 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    God has countless blessings He’d love to give us. He has new opportunities and creative ideas that He knows will yield abundance and prosperity in our lives. To receive these blessings, we must be able to hear God when He speaks and take the necessary steps needed to do what He has said. ...

  • What it means to be a Minister of Christ

    Posted January 21, 2013 by James Ross

    The Bishop and what it means to be a Minister   Titus 1:7-9   For a Bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;   But a Lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, t...

  • The Trinity and its Falsehood

    Posted January 20, 2013 by James Ross

    The Trinity's false witness   (These are my beliefs in the Trinity, it is not meant to start a bible bashing contest)   Matthew 3:16 - 17   And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of ...

  • we are the children of faith

    Posted January 20, 2013 by REV.BERNARD R PILGRIM

      what is faith?  is faith walking in the dark believing that you will get to the other side? or, is faith just taking a chance hoping that everything will work out? i believe that faith is trusting in your convictions, the things that you have been inspired to dream about, the realistic...

  • Poor should have pregnancy options

    Posted January 19, 2013 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    As we get ready to celebrate the swearing in of President Barack Obama for a second term it is a time to talk about our hopes for the country. I would like to see President Obama submit a budget to Congress that does not include restrictions on coverage of abortion care.    Even if we don...

  • Is it too soon?

    Posted January 19, 2013 by Elizabeth Eddy

    I checked Facebook this morning, as I usually do, and found a surprise. My sister-in-law was already advertising the sale of my mom's home. First of all, I find this extremely tacky because she is not a realtor, we are not selling it ourselves, therefore if I was her 'friend' I would already know ab...

  • This Is How A Road Gets Made

    Posted January 18, 2013 by Kerena Hyler DD OCC

    This is one of the poems that gave me a proper start on my spiritual journey when I was in my 20's. Peace be with you all.Rev. K Hyler DDTHIS IS HOW A ROAD GETS MADE By Simon Le Bon/Duran Duran   This is how a road gets made. Somebody walked on a virgin land. Someone else saw their tracks...

  • Rock Soild: How to Build a Life that Lasts

    Posted January 18, 2013 by Brother Jerry (Geno) Berry

    Rock Solid: How to Build a Life that Lasts A good foundation is essential, for buildings andforlives. For the storms will come. Just as a Texas tornado can come up out of nowhere to buffet a building, problems and tragedies can arise unexpectedly in the happiestlives.Jesus tells us that the rain ...

  • A Heart Touching Story - Never Judge Anyone

    Posted January 17, 2013 by Reverend Wendy Christine Allen

    A Heart Touching Story - Never Judge Anyone A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing the do...

  • The 8 Biblical names of God

    Posted January 16, 2013 by James Ross

    There are many Names for God in all reaches of every religion known to man. The Christian God is often times suggested to be the only name of God according to Christians anyway however in the original Hebrew Bible there are eight different names that are assosiated with God. The First name of God is...